Jolly Roger (Dover Maritime)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486418235 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Customer said Based on fact, not fiction. I enjoyed this book. It deals mainly with western pirates during the 'Golden Age' of piracy. Mr. Pringle compiled his information from court records of trials and other public records in England, the U.S. and the Caribbean islands,in addition to journals and other published accounts. This view is not so romantic, and does not contain the florid descriptions of many other books about pirates, but does seem more realistic. He sets the scene by describing life during the period, and in this context the pi. "Well-Reasoned and Interesting" according to SpeedwayCJ. I've read many books about the Golden Age of piracy, but this is the first I've encountered that truly considers the pirates in the context of the morals and norms of their own time. The author has taken a very well-reasoned approach to his examination of piracy and has shown that pirates were neither romantic nor the "abominable brutes" they have previously been purported to be. I found the author's style informative and straightforward. A quick and enjoyable read. Highly recommended for those who wis
Pringle tries to separate fact from fiction in chronicling the activities of the infamous men and women who sailed under the black flag during the great age of piracy. "Highly entertaining and well-documented." — TheNew York TimesWhile history has painted most pirates as "abominable brutes," capable of the worst cruelties and driven by insatiable greed, the author of this fascinating study insists that pirates have suffered more than their share of bad press, mainly from popularizing writers trying to sell books. Moreover, the atrocities pirates are accused of, if true, were no worse, and sometimes not nearly as bad, as the horrific punishments (brandings, drawing and quartering, burning alive, etc.), meted out by legitimate governments of the age.In short, while piracy undoubtedly was a fact of life in the se
For the most part, these guys were common crooks looking to make a quick buck any way they could, and a ship far from home with salable goods in its hold was an easy target. While that has some basis in reality, no one ever really walked a plank or strolled around with a parrot on his shoulder. Once European governments began sending their navies to catch and punish the thieves, most of these brigands went back to legitimate sailing jobs. Pringle's 1953 volume separates the fact from the fiction regarding these s